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Native MLS\u00ae IDX Integration For Better Real Estate Websites<\/h1><\/div>
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Building Your Website on a Real Estate First Platform<\/h5>\n

Get the real deal for a proper real estate website. Built from the ground-up for real estate, our native MLS\u00ae Reciprocity module offers significant performance advantages over generic solutions such as plugins for open source (WordPress), embedding 3rd party iFrames, or linking to a separate MLS\u00ae search page.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Better Google Ranking Potential With the Right Website Builder<\/h5>\n

Unlike the generic plugins or 3rd party iFrames, our native module ensures all listing pages and data are 100% under your own domain, nobody else’s. Our platform also auto-generates SEO-friendly meta title & description throughout the entire MLS\u00ae IDX infrastructure – loved by both Google\u2122 and humans.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Upgrades Available For Unique Niche Domination<\/h5>\n

Go beyond just MLS\u00ae listings on your website (everybody has that now). Rich IDX data on neighbourhoods and city pages<\/a> can get you to 1st page of Google for localized searches. Listings under custom boundaries not offered by your local MLS\u00ae can help you dominate on Google\u2122 for your unique niche.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What’s New In 2024<\/h4><\/div>
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Edmonton (RAE) MLS\u00ae Feed Upgrade to New API Provider<\/h5>\n

We overhauled our MLS\u00ae reciprocity integration module to work with their new MLS\u00ae vendor, Bridge Interactive. The new API offers more robust listings data for properties for sale in and around Edmonton, further enhancing our website platform’s capacities to serve Realtors\u00ae in and around Edmonton.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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MLS\u00ae Listings Cache Module For Faster Listing Data Load<\/h5>\n

Listing details are now cached server-wide, allowing all websites showing the same MLS\u00ae reciprocity listing to use less resources and load pages faster. Don’t worry – your own listings with your enhanced descriptions, video and Matterport 3D tours, as well as floorplan PDFs still load distinctively on your own website.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Improvements and Bug Fixes Throughout MLS\u00ae Feeds<\/h5>\n

Commercial MLS\u00ae search bugs in Vancouver & Regional, photo feed issues on Kamloops and Kelowna, open house date and times on Vancouver Island are some of the major issues we resolved on our IDX powered website build platform. Photo import algorithms for your own listings became more flexible too.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What’s New In 2023<\/h4><\/div>
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CREA DDF Connection Mechanism Upgraded<\/h5>\n

All regions feeding via CREA DDF (Kelowna, Ottawa, Penticton etc.) had the connection mechanisms upgraded to comply with better server-to-server encryption as per industry standards. This was in preparation of our major hardware upgrades coming in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Virtual Tours, Timezone And Address Bugs Fixed<\/h5>\n

Wrong or missing virtual tour URLs in some board feeds were repaired, and photo import issues related to East Coast time zones were resolved on all CREA DDF feeds. Addresses with unusual street names missing from the Edmonton MLS\u00ae were resolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Bugs Fixed<\/h5>\n

Some commercial listings with oddball listing types in the Lower Mainland feed, and residential listings with odd city labels on Vancouver Island, were not syncing well. CREA DDF feed of listings without photos had display bugs too. All were resolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What’s New In 2022<\/h4><\/div>
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Victoria & Vancouver Island (BC) MLS\u00ae Feeds Improved<\/h5>\n

We upgraded our Victoria & Vancouver Island (VIVA) feed to add commercial listings to our Reciprocity feed, giving our clients more options to show off their inventory online.<\/strong> VIVA is the merged feed for both Victoria & Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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AIR (SOREB + OMREB) Listing Filters Improved<\/h5>\n

Listings for beautiful lakefront properties in the Okanagan area can now be showcased better. By enabling a Waterfront property filter for the Kelowna, Penticton, Naramata, Osoyoos & region listings<\/strong>, our agents can add more visibility when showcasing the most sought after properties for sale.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Core Code Upgrades for IDX Feeds Across Canada<\/h5>\n

To adhere to constantly updating security & connection standards, we started numerous replacements of core connection modules<\/a> as well as the photo fetch & store mechanism. We are also performing countless bug fixes, tweaks & cleanups.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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What’s New In 2021<\/h4><\/div>
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Okanagan Region MLS\u00ae Feeds Merged<\/h5>\n

Following the <\/span>merger of OMREB & SOREB<\/span><\/a>, the MLS\u00ae feeds were merged on our cloud system letting the Realtors\u00ae in the area <\/span>sync all residential & commercial listings from Revelstoke, Kelowna, Shuswap, Penticton, Osoyoos etc.<\/b> on their websites!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Kamloops (KADREA) MLS\u00ae Reciprocity Re-Built<\/h5>\n

The IDX feed was upgraded to modern RETS standard by the real estate board in Kamloops. We re-built our MLS\u00ae Reciprocity for the Kamloops\/Merritt area listings to the newest standards, <\/span>offering more frequent listings sync & faster photo processing<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Photo Processing & data modules Overhauled<\/h5>\n

The API module for our MLS\u00ae integrated websites was overhauled to a new file exchage system. The photo processing module was replaced with the latest graphics module. <\/span>To our Realtors\u00ae, this means faster listing & photo sync throughout!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>

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What’s New In 2020<\/h4><\/div>
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Vancouver Island Boards Merged<\/h5>\n

The MLS\u00ae reciprocity feeds of Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB) & Vancouver Island Real Estate Board(VIREB) has finally merged into one, giving Realtors\u00ae on the island to cross-advertise listings from Victoria to Tofino without restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Additional Boards via CREA DDF<\/h5>\n

On top of Kelowna, Penticton, Ottawa regional feeds, we have also added Tillsonburg & Niagara Region, Collingwood in Ontario. Halifax, Nova Scotia is coming soon in 2021 as well as we expand our offerings to help more Realtors\u00ae across North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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CREA DDF native CDN<\/h5>\n

Photo distribution got even faster on Brixwork. CREA DDF provisioned URLs for photos are directly utilized without secondary processing. This upgrade was made possible by CREA’s feed moving to Cloudfront by AWS, just like Brixwork has been doing for years.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What’s New In 2019<\/h4><\/div>
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Migration to AWS Completed<\/h5>\n

Our migration to Amazon Web Services was finished, offering more stable listing & photo feeds among other benefits. This wasn’t it – the new cloud opened up exponential potentials for even more amazing upgrades, many to follow shortly after!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Even Faster New Listings<\/h5>\n

Even better optimized in 2019, we offer over 12+MLS\u00ae syncs per day to add new listings in your region quicker than ever thanks to the powers AWS<\/a>. Learn more about this groundbreaking upgrade here<\/a>. Faster sync means more love from Google\u2122!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Larger & Better Photos<\/h5>\n

MLS\u00ae provided photo sizes were increased to as large as 1280px wide (dependent on availability from each respective board). The most notable increases were rolled out for Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Chilliwack & District, as well as all Vancouver Island feeds.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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More Details of Our MLS\u00ae Reciprocity Module<\/h2><\/div>
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Fast-Loading photos On AWS Cloudfront<\/h5>\n

Listing photos load up to 8X faster on our website platform. All listing photos (not just MLS\u00ae reciprocity based) are stored and served through Amazon’s industry leading content distribution network (CDN) for blazing fast load times and lower traffic costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Industry Leading Performance on Google\u2122 , AI and Social Media<\/h5>\n

Our auto-generated meta data ensures better readability MLS\u00ae reciprocity listings on your website. This means better ranking potential on Google\u2122 and Bing, as well as a higher likelihood of being referenced on ChatGPT. Humans will love clicking on shared links on social media too.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Quick-Load Mechanisms of
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Smarter database queries and cache (memory) modules allow our website platform load MLS\u00ae search results and listings faster, while keeping every single IDX listing truly natively weaved into every individual real estate website for the best SEO performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Flexible To Suit Your Target<\/h5>\n

Pre-defined city\/subarea listing pages can be set up to define your niche for your clients as well as Google\u2122. Set up your own custom subareas that are not yet listed on your local MLS\u00ae, or show listings by school catchment or distance to transit (additional setup fees apply).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Optimized For Mobile<\/h5>\n

Our new software upgrades improve load time on smaller mobile devices as well, and showcases the photos even better with more flexibility! With multi-tiered photo storage on a fast global distribution network, your visitors can enjoy less processing and more home-browsing!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Advanced Street Algorithm<\/h5>\n

Brixwork’s own street address algorithm enables the most accurate listing-to-building grouping – even those with multiple street addresses. This enables our buildings\/presale module<\/a> to deliver great user experiences as well as better Google\u2122 rankings for strata titles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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